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2 Peter 3:3-14

The Day of the Lord

The Great Day of His Wrath, John Martin
The Great Day of His Wrath, John Martin, 1851–1853Tate Britain, London
The last of three enormous apocalypse canvases that toured Britain and America as a paying show for thirty years. Martin collapses whole cities into a chasm, lit by lightning.2 Peter says the elements will be dissolved with fire, and Martin is the painter who took that literally and at scale.John MartinAn English painter of catastrophes on an enormous scale, hugely popular with the public and despised by Ruskin, whose shows toured for decades.Tate Britain, LondonThe national collection of British art from 1500, on Millbank, including the Turner Bequest of nearly thirty thousand works the artist left to the nation.Tate Britain, London
Historic One-Year Lectionary
GospelMatt. 25:31-46Mt 25:31-46
Epistle2 Pet. 3:3-142 Pt 3:3-14
Old TestamentDan. 7:9-14Dn 7:9-14
PsalterPs. 50:1-15Ps 50:1-15

Overview & Insights

“The day of the Lord will come like a thief… we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth.” (2 Peter 3:10, 13)

After his lengthy tirade against the false teachers and their perverted life-style so dangerous to the well being of his readers, Peter turns—one senses, with warm relief—to address his dear friends directly. He now reverts to his opening exhortation to them to foster their spiritual life (1:5–8).

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Commentary

Enduring Word Bible Commentary 2 Peter Chapter 3Enduring Word Bible Commentary 2 Pt Chapter 3 Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik works through the scoffers, the Lord's patience, and the coming day of the Lord.

2 Peter 3:3 Commentaries2 Pt 3:3 Commentaries BibleHub

Classic and modern commentary voices on the mockers and the promise of Christ's return.

2 Peter 3:8-15a Commentary2 Pt 3:8-15a Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

A Reformed preaching commentary on the Lord's patience meaning salvation, overlapping the heart of the reading.

2 Peter 3:1-6 Commentary (Precept Austin)2 Pt 3:1-6 Commentary (Precept Austin) Precept Austin

Verse-level evangelical study of the scoffers who deny the promise of Christ's coming.

Background & Word Study

BibleProject: Overview of 2 PeterBibleProject: Overview of 2 Pt BibleProject

An animated walk through 2 Peter that frames the final chapter on the day of the Lord.

2 Peter 3:3 Interlinear2 Pt 3:3 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek word-by-word text with parsing for terms like scoffers, patience, and dissolve.

The Church Fathers

Catena: 2 Peter 3Catena: 2 Pt 3 Catena

Early church comments gathered verse by verse on the delay of the Lord and the new heavens and new earth.

Questions preachers ask

What does Peter promise?

Scoffers doubt Christ’s coming, but the Lord is patient, not slow; the day of the Lord will come suddenly, and we await new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells (2 Peter 3:3–14).

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